Because their respective FA's are corrupt as and steal the money instrad of investing in their football
ANd that's a shame because African countries ahave very talented players but they won't have serious WC contenders as long as the sharks are around
It wasn't too bad in the 80s-early 90s
In 82, Algeria had a fantastic team but couldn't go far because West Germany and Austria cheated to make sure Algeria doesn't advance
In 1990, Cameroon almost made it to the Semis, losing a close quarter final to England
More recently in 2010, Ghana almost made it to the semis, but ing Gyan completely ed up that penalty in the last minute vs Uruguay